Glove construction



July 7, 1953 1.. NEWBOWER GLOVE CONSTRUCTION 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed Feb. 17, 1950 LEO Nam/501445,?

// ATTORNEY July 7, 1953 L. NEWBOWER 2,644,164

GLOVE CONSTRUCTION Filed Feb. 17, 1950 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 lNl/ENTOR L E 0 NEWS OWfR ATTo Mgr Patented July 7, 1953 GLOVE CONSTRUCTION Leo Newbcwer, Gloversville, N. Y., assignor to Edna Higier and Julius Higier, doing business as The Super Glove Company, Johnstown, N. Y.

Application February 17, 1950, Serial No. 144,651

5 Claims.

The present invention relates to a glove construction and more particularly to a new and improved glove construction possessing new lines of construction in which the "main panel or trank of the glove and the thumb panel are integrally formed with one another. 7

The ordinary method employed at the present time in the commercial production of gloves is to first cut the main panel or trank from a suitable piece of material as a separate unit and then cut the thumb panel from the material, likewise. as a separate unit. The two separate panels are then fitted to one another and Sewer} in this position to form the glove blank from which the ultimate glove will be formed. To form the glove, the blank is folded along its various closing lines and then sewn along such lines forming thereby the completed glove. This operation is repeated for each glove. It will be readily observed that the lines of construction of the glove are quite a limited in that the presence of two separate seams in each glove prevents any material modification of the component parts of the glove. It has been found that gloves prepared by the above-described method possess many serious obiections and disadvantages which have been found undesirable.

One principal objection attendant to this prior method is that it is extremely difficult to pro duce a glove which will conform perfectly with the anatomical outline of the human hand when the seam uniting the thumb panel to the main panel is present. The importance of producing a glove possessing anatomical conformation cannot be over-emphasized since if the glove does not possess this characteristic the wearer does not have the complete and free use of his hand when encased in the glove.

Another objection to such prior art gloves is that the presence of the seam between the thumb panel and the main panel permits only one line of construction and also makes it an impossibility to produce a pair of perfectly matched gloves since so many separate cuttings and fittings are required. Moreover, the seam present in these gloves must be, of necessity, at a point where the greatest strain and wear is imparted to the glove. As a result, such gloves possess a weak point atthe place where the greatest strength and reinforcement is required and consequently, such prior methods of construction result in a glove possessing a rather short wearing life.

Such prior methods result, also, in high production costs during the manufacture of the gloves since a large amount of wastage of the material used will be encountered due to the various separate cuttings and fittings ofthe many individual pieces. Moreover, the labor costs are relatively high due to the time required for the matching and sewing together of the various separate pieces. Likewise, the resulting glove does not present or possess an attractive appearance with resulting eye appeal to a prospective buyer due to the many unsightly seams;

There have been some isolated attempts heretofore to construct a one-piece glove which would not possess the above enumerated disadvantages. These attempts, however, have, in every instance, proved unsuccessful from a commercial standpoint since the completed glove has either had a thumb member formed by sewing two or more appendices of the main panel together or the thumb was incongruous with the anatomical function of the hand and has had extremely poor visual appeal. Consequently gloves of this type heretofore made have possessed no better characteristics as those gloves made in the manner previously described.

It is, therefore, a principal object of the present invention in the elimination of the abovediscussed objections encountered in prior art gloves to provide a glove possessing new lines of construction and having materially increased structural strength with resulting greater wearing life for the glove.

Another object is the providing of a glove construction in which the trank or main panel and the thumb panel are integrally formed with one another as a single unit with a resulting increase in the strength and. wearing life of the glove. I

Still another object is the providing of a glove which. conforms perfectly with the anatomical outline of the human hand thus permitting complete freedom of movement of the gloved hand as well as permitting the production of a substantially perfect matched pair 'of gloves.

Still another object is the providing of a glove which possesses considerable eye appeal under all conditions and which is manufactured at a cost much less than that heretofore found necessary.

Other and additional objects and improvements will become apparent from the annexed drawings and the description to be hereinafter given.

To the accomplishment of the foregoing and related ends, the present invention then consists of the means hereinafter fully described and particularly pointed out in the claims, the annexed drawings and the following description setting forth in detail certain means in the carrying out of the invention, such disclosed means illustrating, however, but one of various ways in which the principle of the invention may be employed.

The present invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a completed glove made in accordance with the present invention; e .1 a

Figure 2 is a perspective view of a glove blank made in accordance with the present invention with certain portions thereof folded to illustrate the closing of the glove blank;

Figure 3 is a sectional view taken on lines 3-3 of Figure 1; and, -1

Figure 4 is a developed viewof aglove' blank ls made in accordance with the present invention prior to folding.

Referring now in detail to the annexed drawlugs and with particular reference to Figure 4, thenne-piece gloveblank of-any suitable mate- 2() rial .-f-rom. .which the completed glove "in accord-'-- ancexwith the present invention-is to be formed comprisesa centralback panel: l0,- anintegral sideepanel.l-lfunctioning as the palm of the-=glove',=--" and an integral thumbpanel- |-2-. 'I he-side panelll isadaptecLt-o befolded over-themainlpanel H] along folding line |-3 and=the=thumb-panell2 is adapted tdbefoldedalong folding line 14 to meet the folded side panel M. l

Theemains panel l6. is provided with four slit' finger: piecesolfi l 6,: IL and-=18 which-will =fun'c---" tion aszoneehalf .ofz-each of the ultimate fingers 0f the. gl'over rsfIihezside panelel t-is :provided with four complementary mating slit finger'pieces i5,

I 6,-:i57' andril=8- ,-l the; mating-0f these with the fingen'piecesvot the main panel -l'llforming the four.complete-finger :members -of the glove. The r thumb panel 12 nomprises-"complementary mom-" bers l-seandzle', :respectivelm'which=areaolapted to bezsfolded'-alongxfolding "line 2fl to form the thumb member of the glove. The fold'ed thumbpanel: [2 :iis adapted toe-be folded-ini 'thisposition along folding line 14': toibe in position to be' joined to the foldedfsideportion lfllisee Fig. '2)-.-' It willrbe noted that the folding line's (3,14 and 4 4 20 are-allrparallelltowne?another 'to insure the properimating of all the niernliiersi l The side panel H which, whe --ma; ted" with mainlpanel 10; forms .tthe' palm b'f' the g ove; is provided 1 with fan integrally 'iformed gusset depending from the bottom-bf the -indx fiiiger portion I5"; 'The triangular 'shape'dgusset 2'! is joined; to the extension or the 7 index"-finger -por I tion 15'' at a point substantially above the heel I of the"hand,' this point being' indicated by; line 22 whichisshown as cutting'straight across the I face'of'the'glove='blank.' "Il'ie'thumb panel I2 has its member lsfltprovidedwith a'd'iag'onal slit 2;" extending diagonally downwardly from" the fold mg line 14" down to lihe 22. That is 'to' say that the base from which the gusset 2| extends downwardly'from'the' side panel II and the bottom point of the diagonal slit 2 3 in 'thethumb panel: 4 l 2 end on' line 2 2i Itshould'be particularly noted that the remainder of the glove lying below line" 22 is *symmetrical in formand shape whereas that portion oftheglove blanklyin'gabov'e line 22 has its various parts' 'in' 'p'a'r'allel 'rela'tionshi'pf to one another. This arrangement is important in order '"to'insurethe completed glove having the proper symmetry and As. shown inFig l'the glove blank made in accordance with my invention forms in "one piece the p lm the back and the thumb coverings I keeping the part for the thumb and the part 7 V e e viewed from 't 0 the -glove-where the for the palm parallel to the main part of the back. In other words, the thumb panel and the palm panel are folded along parallel lines to form the glove. It is quite important in the present invention that the folding lines of the axis of both the main panel ill and the thumb panel lz' be parallel in order to insure perfect uniformityand 'theproper fit. The two finger portions l5 and I5 for the covering of the index finger are the outer edges of the main part of the gloverblank and the palm portion [5 is slightly wider than the back portion 15 to guaripp'e'arance of all fingers when lee The"following" description describes in detail the forming"ofthe -completed glove. After each of the panels above described have been mated and 'the fingers have been closed in the usual manner by inserting double strips or material. an h fiwtiisid tie e I11. d main panel iii, index fingeri parts lfiiandfllifi arefirst 'cbhnected' the side: situatfii toward the finger members IQ'an'd LB: with one-half of, a fourchetteand -finally closed -on the side situated toward the thumb pa nel lZQ With this 01051119 l h ff d ifli r lde e. Qfi entire glove has been startef fh il lfneans that the outeredges offth ma n panel land the side panel llf arejoined s tarting on the tip ofj the indx finge'r membersl ltjand' l5 f ollo w ing it beyond its main"joint and leading to point j 25 i 4 i t bq ll t .1 ill sd sc ibes an arcuate curve"'whichparallels the curve joi; the i iqe lsi lq i i qpi ihehi x ian handhetwen t humb anj ii ide i n en Fr nro nt. 25, metering process inqorporatin g gusset 2! A f in the structure moves alpng ;the; 1lrie where the 1 side panel [his-provided with th e gusset 21 "to p point 26 where" it meets the'closingiseam on the thumb are "an then ontin e without interruptionf on the: other side of the gusset 2| to p point zfi andfirialy ends on top of the glove. i

It willbe apparenttotll se, skilled in the art that my new and improved "construction allows i the use of any width of flair without'harming i its perfect fit." The edgesgofthe' panel'beyond the thumb are substantially symmetrical and "of" the same over-all len th,- whichwfarrants trouble-free closing and symmetricahflairs on both sides-of the finished glove." Thethiimb piece Q requires only one closing seam on the inner side of the thumb whichgives it ja'highly'. improved flexibility. I'heunity of material 'eliminatespoo'r matching andresults inreduced-productionfcosts, because cutting of only *one' piece of material and less overall seams permit saving 'inlab'ori Gloves made according to my present invention give-Very satisfactory wear since theyhave'none of the closlngfseamsexposedto those partsof greatest strain or wear is to be-experienced.-'

Having -described my invention in detail, I therefore claim? IRA one-piece glove blan'kcomxirisin'g a cen- 5 tral panelhavingfourslit finger piecesj"ah in tegraYside-panel formed-therewith and" having" four finger pieces complementary'with the"fin'-"'" ger pieces -ofsaid-'central'paneLthe indexfin ge v pieceofsaid 'side' panel havinga depending gus set secured to its bottom half thereofjsaid f side panel being a'daptedtobe folded over said centralpanelyand a thumb" panel ihtegrally se curedto said central paneland "comprising completethumb piece adapted to be folded along"*' a center line, the folded thumb piece being adapted to be folded over the central panel, said thumb piece being provided with a diagonal slit extending downwardly from the line along which the thumb piece is folded over the main panel to a point lying substantially along the same line from which the gusset depends, said side panel, central panel, and thumb panel being folded along lines which are substantially parallel to one another.

2. A one-piece glove comprising a main panel having four slit finger pieces, ,a side panel having four complementary slit finger pieces integrally secured to and folded over said main panel, fourchette strips uniting the slit finger pieces of each of said panels to one another along their outer edges, a thumb panel integrally secured to said central panel, said thumb panel having front and back mating portions folded along a center line to form the complete thumb piece, a gusset depending from the free side of said side panel, said thumb piece having a diagonal slit extending downwardly from the line.

along which the thumb piece is folded over the main panel to a point lying substantially along the same line from which the gusset depends, and fourchette strips for securing the completed thumb piece to said gusset and said side panel, said side panel, central panel, and thumb panel being folded along lines which are substantially parallel to one another.

3. A glove blank in accordance with claim 1 wherein the index finger piece of said side panel is wider than the corresponding mating finger piece of said central panel.

4. A glove in accordance with claim 2 wherein the index finger piece of said side panel is wider than the corresponding mating finger piece of said central panel.

5. A glove in accordance with claim 2 where in the gusset is triangular in shape and the portion of the thumb panel more remote from the 7 main panel curves inwardly for receiving the gusset.

LEO- NEWBOWER.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 

